182 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIP^TY. 



-^-in. Objective, by Wheeler . . From Mrs. Owen. 



Sliding Stage, by Mr. Rousselet . „ Mr. Ronsselet. 



Stage-vice, by Ross . . . ,, Mr. Ronsselet. 



Artificial Daylight Disk . . „ The Corning Glass Co. 



Mount to the latter . . . „ Mr. Curties. 



CABINET. 



The Council have nuder consideration the re-organization of the 

 Collection, with a view to making the slides more accessible to Fellows. 



MEETINGS. 



The Ordinary Meetings have during the past year proved ex- 

 ceptionally successful, as regards the nature of the communications 

 read, the interesting collection of exhibits, and the very high average 

 attendance by Fellows and Visitors. 



The Biological Section, now under tlie Secretaryship of Mr. Wilson, 

 has held eight meetings, and the good attendance has been maintained. 



Mr. Robotham proposed the adoption of the Couucil's Report. 

 Mr. Hiscott seconded, and it was carried. 



The Scrutineers having handed in their report, 

 The President announced that the Society had approved the list of 

 suggested Officers of the Society, as printed :— 



Fresident.—mwiu-d Heron- Allen, F.L.S. F.Z.S., etc. 



Vice-Presidents. — Joseph E. Barnard ; Arthur Earland ; R. G. 

 Hebb, M.A. M.D. F.R.C.P. ; F. Shillington Scales, M.A. M.D,, etc. 



Treasurer.— Cjril F. Hill. 



Secretaries.— John W. H. Eyre, M.D. F.R.S. Edin. : David J. 

 Scourfield, F.Z.S. 



Onlinanj Meiiihers of Council.—}!. F. Angus ; Alfred N. Disney, 

 M.A. B.Sc. ; F. Martin Duncan, F.R.P.S. ; T'. H. Hiscott ; J. Milton 

 Offord ; Robert Paulson, F.L.S. ; Percy E. Radley ; A. W. Sheppard ; 

 Edward J. Sheppard ; Charles Singer,' M.A. M.D. : Charles D. Soar, 

 F.L.S. : Joseph Wilson. 



Bditor of Journal .—"Si. G. Hebb, M.A. M.D. F.R.C.P. 



Librarian. — Percy E. Radley. 



Curator of Instruments.— Charles Singer, M.A. M.D. 



Curator of Slides.— Edv^^ard J. Sheppard. 



The President then delivered his Presidential Address, entitled 

 " ^'^^^^^/'9^"^'^8''^>'' ^^i^ L'fe and his Work," at the close of which, 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward said it gave him much pleasure to propose 

 a vote of thanks to the President for his address, and to request his per- 

 mission for Its publication in the Journal. He often thought, when 

 occupied with scientific work, that they forgot too much the debt they 

 owed to some of the early pioneers, whose publications they scarcely 

 felt it necessary, under ordinary circumstances, to read. There were 



